Spain

Spain

IMMIGRATION

Eight migrants die on sea journey from Africa to Spain's Canaries

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/14/21

The UN's Organization for Migration (IOM) has confirmed at least 785 dead or missing at sea from the beginning of the year until August

FILED - 22 June 2021, Spain, Las Rozas: Spanish National team coach Luis Enrique walks across the pitch during a training session of the team, ahead of Wednesday's UEFA Euro 2020 Group E soccer match against Slovakia. Photo: Cezaro de Luca/dpa

Sports

QATAR 2022 QUALIFIER

Luis Enrique wants home advantage to count for Spain against Sweden

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/14/21

Spain now have their fate in their own hands, needing just a point to secure qualification for Qatar 2022

Spain

VOLCANO ERUPTION

Body found as La Palma volcano claims first victim

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/13/21

The man found on Saturday is believed to have been trying to clean up the volcanic ash on his property

11 November 2021, Spain, La Palma: Lava flows out of the volcano Cumbre Vieja, during its eruption in La Palma on the Canary Islands. Photo: Kike Rincón/EUROPA PRESS/dpa.

Tourism

CONFUSION

The difference between Palma, La Palma and Las Palmas

Pablo Morilla 11/13/21

The eruption of the volcano on La Palma has attracted the attention of the media around the world, but some reports failed to correctly locate the place, or simply gave the wrong name.

The Spanish police arrested 43 people in an operation against the introduction of counterfeit currency into the financial system. Photo: Policia Nacional.

Spain

CRIME

Spanish Police arrest 43 for trading fake banknotes online

The Nomad Today 11/12/21

Police officers learned of a profile on a social network where counterfeit 20 and 50 euro banknotes were sold

28 October 2021, Spain, Madrid: The spokesperson of the Alliance Against Energy Poverty Maria Campuzano takes part in a demonstration to denounce the rise in electricity and gas prices and to demand responsibility from the government, in the Plaza de la Villa. Photo: Gustavo Valiente/EUROPA PRESS/dpa

Economy & Business

CONSUMER PRICES

Rising electricity and fuel prices drive inflation to 40-year record

The Nomad Today 11/12/21

The situation is becoming more and more complicated for families due to the rise in prices of basic necessities such as electricity (62.8%), liquid fuels (57.1%) and gas for heating (11.3%)

FILED - 22 June 2016, France, Nice: Sweden's Zlatan Ibrahimovic smiles before the start of a match. Veteran forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been recalled to the Sweden squad for the first time since retiring from international football in 2016. Photo: Federico Gambarini/dpa

Sports

QATAR 2022 QUALIFIER

Georgia shock Sweden 2-0 in WC qualifier despite Ibrahimovic return

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/12/21

The result was a shock for Sweden and their qualifying ambitions

Pablo Sarabia's penalty wasSpain's first goal from the spot in a World Cup qualifier since October 2009. Photo: @EURO2024/Twitter.

Sports

GROUP B LEADER

Sarabia penalty puts qualification in Spain's hands

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/12/21

They will book their place at Qatar 2022 if they can avoid defeat to Sweden in their final matchday showdown on Sunday in Seville

A view of Port de Soller, in Mallorca. Photo: Pixabay.

Property

DUE TO BREXIT

Germans outnumber Brits as main foreign home buyers in Spain

The Nomad Today 11/11/21

The average house price in Spain was € 1,843/m² in the third quarter, an increase of 2% compared to the previous quarter

06 November 2021, Spain, Barcelona: People take part in a protest against rising energy prices. Photo: Matthias Oesterle/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa

Work

POVERTY IN SPAIN

Three out of four applications for Minimum Vital Income rejected

The Nomad Today 11/11/21

Despite the serious social crisis, the government has not yet used even half of the budget allocated to the IMV for this year, says a study

05 July 2021, Spain, Madrid: Two young people embrace during a rally under the slogan "JusticeForSamuel" against the killing of the 24-year-old Samuel Luiz, who was allegedly beaten to death by several men on Saturday night outside a nightclub in the city of A Coruna. Friends of Samuel raised the alarm claiming his death was motivated by homophobia, prompting calls for protests all over the country from LGBTQ activists. Photo: Alejandro Martínez Vélez/EUROPA PRESS/dpa

Lifestyle

ASSISTED HUMAN REPRODUCTION

Spain guarantees right to free IVF for lesbians, transgender people

The Nomad Today 11/11/21

Until now, the national health system only provided access to assisted reproductive techniques to women with fertility disorders or in situations associated with serious diseases

View of the workplace of Ruzicska, one of the two publishers of secession Verlag. This year, the Great Berlin Publishing Prize goes to Secession Verlag. Photo: Jörg Carstensen/dpa

Lifestyle

LITERARY AWARD

Uruguayan writer Peri Rossi to receive Miguel de Cervantes Prize

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/11/21

The Cervantes Prize is considered the most important literary award in the Spanish-speaking world

Spain

VOLCANO ERUPTION

New lava flow reaches sea on La Palma

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/11/21

The Navy warship Castilla began its mission to bring workers by sea to harvest banana plantations that have become inaccessible

01 November 2021, Spain, Barcelona: A woman places a flower on the grave where her relatives rest at the Poblenou cemetery on All Saints Day, a Catholic holiday dedicated to the memory of the deceased. Photo: Jordi Boixareu/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa.

Lifestyle

CAUSES OF DEATH

Mortality in Spain grows 18% in the year of the pandemic

The Nomad Today 11/10/21

Suicide increased by 7% and was the main cause of external death, that is, other than diseases

Work

UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT

The Spanish Extraordinary Unemployment Subsidy (SED) and how to apply

The Nomad Today 11/10/21

SED beneficiaries can receive this payment for a maximum of 6 months

Energy poverty cold home man cup by Pexels.

Economy & Business

ECONOMY

Energy poverty grows in Spain shortly before winter

The Nomad Today 11/10/21

The inability to adequately heat the home increased 3.4 points in the last year in Spain, where energy poverty far exceeds the EU average

Image: screenshot of video posted by police on Twitter.

Spain

CRIME

Police dismantle organization that sold fake asylum documents

The Nomad Today 11/9/21

In the last 4 years the group produced more than 700 forged asylum documents, for which it obtained a profit of more than 200,000 euros

Facades of buildings seen from the Plaza Mayor in Madrid. Photo: Unsplash.

Property

PROPERTY IN SPAIN

Changes to municipal Plusvalia tax approved by Spanish government

The Nomad Today 11/8/21

The Ministry of Finance presents the reform of the method for calculating capital gains tax on sales and property transfers. The new regulation establishes two calculation methods and taxpayers will…

Work

UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT

The Spanish Active Insertion Income (RAI) and how to request it

The Nomad Today 11/8/21

The Spanish Renta Activa de Insercion (RAI) is an unemployment benefit designed to support people with specific difficulties in accessing the labor market